Dual Pod Vaping Device

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to electrically operated vaping systems and in particular to a heating element for an electrically operated vaping system that can be controlled to emit at least two different types of agents either separately or simultaneously in a single vaping device in a simple and/or inexpensive manner, the vaping device comprising of a mouth piece with a secondary chamber, at least one ceramic pod, receiving tank, heating element, a pressure sensor and a trigger system for activating at least one ceramic pod.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to electrically operated vaping systems and in particular to a heating element for an electrically operated vaping system that can be controlled to emit at least two different types of agents either separately or simultaneously in a single vaping device in a simple and/or inexpensive manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Consumers utilize electronic vapor cigarettes, pipes, and modified vapor devices to enjoy what is commonly known as “vaping”, to bypass the ill-effects of smoking. This has made vaping as an increasingly popular market segment, with steady gain in market share over the last several years.

Vaping uses auto combustion, so the user is not required to combust anything, nor there is a need to start a fire. As a result, usage of Vape devices can be accomplished safely in bed. In part, these devices typically rely on human power for the movement of air unlike a cigarette nor a cigar. There is an electrical or electronic element utilized to efficiently convert fluid to vapor and the vapor carries a scent and may also carry nicotine and other chemical agents to give a real feeling of smoking.

Several prior arts exist in the stated aspect. A few relevant ones are noted below:

U.S. Pat. No. 8,511,318B2 titled, “Electronic cigarette” discusses an electronic cigarette that comprises of nicotine without harmful tar. The cigarette includes a shell, a cell, nicotine solution, control circuit, and an electro-thermal vaporization nozzle installed in the air suction end of the shell. The advantages of the present invention are smoking without tar, reducing the risk of cancer, the user still gets a smoking experience, the cigarette is not lit, and there is no fire danger.

US20170280769A1 titled, “Electronic vaping device and kit” is about an electronic vaping device that includes a roll of material that is impregnated with or includes a coating of at least one additive. The roll of material is positioned between a heater and a mouth-end insert. The additive may include a flavorant, a pH adjusting agent, a vapor former, tobacco material, and nicotine. The roll of material may be formed of a sheet of material. A plurality of sheets of material may be included in a kit.

U.S. Pat. No. 9,282,772B2 titled, “Electronic vaping device” talks of a An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets.

EP3110270A1 titled, “Electronic vaping device and components thereof” states about a liquid reservoir component of an electronic vaping device includes an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction, an air inlet, and a vapor outlet. An inner tube is within the outer casing defining a central air passage communicates with the inlet and the outlet. A liquid reservoir is in an annular space between the outer casing and the inner tube. A susceptor is adjacent the central air passage, and a wick is in communication with the liquid reservoir and in thermal communication with the susceptor such that the susceptor is operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature to vaporize the liquid material and form a vapor in the central air passage. The liquid reservoir component is configured to connect with a power supply component such that an induction source is operable to generate an inductive field to heat the susceptor when powered by the power source.

Whereas, in all the above patents, vaping devices of various forms and mechanisms are discussed, the usage of these devices remained confined to the vaping liquid/chemical inserted. As in normal smoking, people often try out different cigarettes/cigar for different flavors as per one's wish, no such elasticity applies in these devices, making the operation limited and hampering their popular usage. Application of more than one vaping liquid/chemicals allows greater freedom of taste for the user. The present application tries in that direction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An aspect of the present invention is to provide a dual pod electronic vaping device (10) comprising of a mouth piece, a first ceramic pod, a second ceramic pod, a first receiving tank.

a second receiving tank, a secondary chamber, THC tank, Air vent holes, USB Charging outlet, Air pressure sensor, charging module, Mosfet, and Arduino micro.

In another aspect of the present invention, the dual pod vaping device comprises of two ceramic pods for accommodating two types of smoking chemicals.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the dual pod vaping device comprises of two tanks to accommodate the two ceramic pods separately and independently.

In still further aspects of the present invention the two smoking chemicals include THC and nicotine.

In a further aspect of the present invention the dual vaping device comprises two separate coils and a PC heating element.

In another aspect of the present invention the user can smoke two substances independently wherein, two separate coils heat independently in isolation for the two separate compartments.

In some aspects of the present invention the user can smoke two substances simultaneously, wherein upon heating the two compartments separately, the vapors are released into a common secondary compartment within the mouthpiece and mixed.

In another aspect of the present invention a trigger system helps in switching on heating of either of the first and second ceramic pods respectively.

In a still further aspect of the present invention a trigger system helps in switching on heating of the first and second ceramic pods simultaneously.

In another aspect of the present invention the trigger system is a switch coupled with the heating element of the ceramic pod.

In an aspect of the present invention the vaping device comprises of a rechargeable battery.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is the front perspective view of the electronic vaping device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electronic vaping device from a different angle of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates the various external parts of the electronic vaping device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is the internal view of the electronic vaping device with the various electronic parts of the present invention.

Reference Numerals 10 Electronic vaping device 20 Device body 25 Mouth piece 30 First Ceramic Pod 35 Second Ceramic pod 40 Nicotine Tank 45 THC Tank 50 Sliding Switch 55 Air vent Hole 60 USB Charging outlet 65 Mosfet 70 Air pressure sensor 75 Arduino micro 80 Charging module 85 Lipo Battery 90 Indicator light

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Some detailed example embodiments are disclosed herein. However, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are merely representative for purposes of describing example embodiments. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many alternate forms and should not be construed as limited to only the example embodiments set forth herein.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, example embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but to the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of example embodiments. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the description of the figures.

It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, elements, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, elements, regions, layers, and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, element, region, layer, or section from another region, layer, or section. Thus, a first element, element, region, layer, or section discussed below could be termed a second element, element, region, layer, or section without departing from the teachings of example embodiments.

Provided herein is an apparatus for generating vapors from at least one substance. The vapor may be delivered for inhalation by a user. The material may be a solid, liquid, powder, solution, paste, gel, or any a material with any other physical consistency. The vapor may be delivered to the user for inhalation by a vaporization device. The vaporization device may be a handheld vaporization device. The vaporization device may be held in one hand by the user.

The vaporization device may comprise one or more heating elements the heating element may be a resistive heating element. The heating element may heat the material such that the temperature of the material increases. Vapor may be generated as a result of heating the material. Energy may be required to operate the heating element, the energy may be derived from a battery in electrical communication with the heating element.

Referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 4, an electronic cigarette 10 of an embodiment of the present invention comprises a device body 20, a mouthpiece 25, and a charging module 80.

The compact electronic device 10 may comprise a device body 20 with two cartridge receptacles, a first cartridge receptacle 40 and a second cartridge receptacle 45 for receiving a first cartridge 30 and a second cartridge 35. The cartridge receptacle may be shaped to receive refillable first and second cartridges 30 and 35 or “ceramic pods”.

The ceramic pods 30 and 35 may be inserted into an open ends of the first and second cartridge receptacle 40 and 45 respectively, so that the exposed contact tips on the heating element contacts the heating tips of the pod on the device body, thus forming the device assembly of the electronic cigarette 10.

The device body 20 may further comprise a rechargeable battery, a printed circuit board (PCB) or an Arduino micro 75 containing a microcontroller with the operating logic and software instructions for the device. The device may further comprise a charging module 80. The heating element may be powered by the rechargeable battery 85. The charging module 80 is used for charging of the lipo battery 85 or multiple lithium batteries in parallel, and the charging port can take power from the USB charging outlet 60. The temperature of the heating element may be controlled by the microcontroller of the Arduino micro 75. The heating element may be attached to a first end of the cartridge.

Specifically, the electronic vaping device 10 has an elongated rectangular flattened box shape body 20 having a proximal end and a distal end. The mouthpiece 25 is disposed on the proximal end of the body 20, and the USB charging outlet 60 is disposed on the other end or the proximal end of the device body 20. The mouth piece 25 has a notch on the upper part where the user inhales. Air vent holes 55 are disposed on both the longitudinal sides of the device body 20.

An airflow path is created when the user draws on the mouthpiece 25 to create a suction (e.g., a puff), which essentially pulls air through the channel air inlet opening through the air vent holes 55, and into the heating element. At this point, the air pressure sensor 70 senses the user's puff, and activates the circuit, which in turn, begins to generate vapor from the vapor fluid from either of the ceramic pods 30, 35 either simultaneously or independently.

Referring to FIG. 3 the electronic vaping device 10 includes multiple separate cartridges. In some example embodiments, the electronic vaping device is configured to couple with at least two cartridges 30, 35 and described here as a first and second ceramic pod or cartridges.

In some example embodiments, each separate cartridge 30 and 35 includes one or more dispersion generators. The each of the first and the second cartridges or ceramic pods can be received by the separate receptacles 40 and 45 respectively and are heated independently of each other by the heating element.

In some embodiments the mouthpiece 25 has a secondary chamber configured to receive the vapors of two separate chemicals released separately from each of the ceramic pods 30, 35 since different chemicals are vaporized at different temperatures and thus the secondary chamber acts as a receiving and mixing chamber for vapors of more than one substance simultaneously.

Alternatively, the electronic vaping device can be used for inhaling the vapors of a single substance and in such a scenario, only one of the ceramic pods is heated and vapors released from either of the ceramic pod.

The above mechanism is achieved with the help of a pressure sensor 70 which is configured with the sliding switch 50 which acts as a trigger to activate the heating element for heating of either of the ceramic pods 30 and 35 individually or both of them simultaneously.

Different features, variations and multiple different embodiments have been shown and described with various details. What has been described in this application at times in terms of specific embodiments is done for illustrative purposes only and without the intent to limit or suggest that what has been conceived is only one particular embodiment or specific embodiments. It is to be understood that this disclosure is not limited to any single specific embodiments or enumerated variations. Many modifications, variations and other embodiments will come to mind of those skilled in the art, and which are intended to be and are in fact covered by both this disclosure. It is indeed intended that the scope of this disclosure should be determined by a proper legal interpretation and construction of the disclosure, including equivalents, as understood by those skilled in the art relying upon the complete disclosure present at the time of filing. 

1. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device comprising: a mouth piece with a secondary chamber; at least two ceramic pod; at least two receiving tank; at least two heating element; a pressure sensor; and a trigger system for activating at least one ceramic pod.
 2. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the said secondary chamber is configured to receive the vapors of the chemical agents from at least one of the ceramic pods.
 3. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the said secondary chamber is configured to receive the vapors of the chemical agents from both the ceramic pods simultaneously where mixing takes place before the vapors are received by the user.
 4. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to receive each of the ceramic pods in separate receiving tanks.
 5. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the said pressure sensor is configured with the said sliding switch for triggering the activation of the said heating element for heating any one of the said ceramic pods individually.
 6. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the said pressure sensor is configured with the said sliding switch for triggering the activation of the said heating element for heating both the said ceramic pods simultaneously.
 7. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the flow of the vapour from the chemical agents is activated by the said pressure sensor which senses the pressure of the drawing of the air by the user from the mouth piece.
 8. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the said sliding switch is configured with at least one of the said heating element and activates at least one of the ceramic pods individually.
 9. An electrically operated dual pod vaping device of claim 1, wherein the said sliding switch is configured with both the said heating elements and activates both the ceramic pods simultaneously. 